A drawing showing the main parts of the Mars
Photograph of a watercolour of the Mars from the east
The Mars at anchor off Woodhaven. Note Dundee and the Law in the smog.
The full ship's complement - boys and crew around 1870
A photograph of the Mars boys watching the Mars leaving her berth at Woodhaven on 27 June 1929.
This photograph shows the Mars being towed away by the tug Bulger on 27 June 1929, destined for the breaker's yard.
An interesting view showing the Mars superimposed on today's view from Woodhaven
Drawing by Keith Robson of the pack-house at Woodhaven harbour. The pier at Woodhaven belonged to St Fort Estate and the pack-house was where goods going on board ships as cargo would be weighed and measured, and the necessary dues charged. On the right is the memorial to the ex-Mars boys lost in World War ...
A view of the lower decks showing the sinks for washing and, at the far end, the plates and bowls laid out for mealtime in the refectory
Thomas Bouch, designer of the ill-fated first Tay Rail Bridge.
Toy car lent to exhibition 2016. Label reads: "Toy car which belonged to John Berry. Made in woodwork shop under the direction of Mr Burns of the Mars Training Ship. The ship was anchored off Woodhaven, Newport and provided training for the Merchant Navy for underprivileged boys until 1929, when the ship was towed away and broken ...
This photograph was in a drawer, but the finder had no knowledge of anyone in his family being on the ship. To date the boy has not been identified.
A postcard of the view from St Fort railway (now the site of Moffat and Williamson's bus depot) towards the Five Roads roundabout and on to St Fort. The cottages, Bogearn on the left and Bogton on the right, are no longer there.
His family had been in South Africa, where his father, a civil and irrigation engineer, worked for Cecil Rhodes there and in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). After his father’s death in 1917, they moved initially to Dundee and later to Camperdown, 2 St Fort Road, Woodhaven. 50 Squadron operated from Bomber Command airfields in Lincolnshire. William’s plane ...
Newspaper report from 1976 of the death of Willie Rankine of Woodhaven, who had forged strong friendships with the Norwegian forces at Woodhaven during WWII. Until his death he had maintained these friendships.
Photo of Carl Krafft, one of a number of Norwegian veterans who visited Woodhaven on 19 October 1974. He is seen with Willie Rankine, a joiner who lived beside the harbour and was a great friend to the Norwegians during the war. It was Carl Krafft's first visit since May 1945. Willie Rankine (and later John ...
Wooden chess box made by the Mars boys in the workshops.
Wooden etched model of Catalina.
This wooden paper knife was made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
Wooden nodding parrot toy made by Mars boys.
A brightly coloured balancing parrot toy made by the boys on the Mars training ship.
These wooden stools were made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
This walking stick, which originally belonged to Mr A B Robertson, was made from wood from the luggage rack of a carriage involved in the Tay Bridge disaster.